Winds of Valen — Guides

💰 Money Guide

Effective methods for earning gold, from early game skilling to late-game combat.

🟢 Early Game Money

One of the most effective early-game money strategies is leveling Smithing and selling crafted helmets for profit.

⚒️ Smithing Helmets

• Start by buying ores and smelting them into Bronze Bars.
• Craft Bronze Helmets (requires Smithing level 8) and sell them for profit.
• Once you have some gold, begin buying bars directly instead of smelting them yourself.
• Progress through helmet tiers as your Smithing level increases: Bronze → Iron → Steel Helmets.
• Crafting higher-tier helmets increases speed and profit, making this a consistent early-game method.

🔵 Late Game Money

🥇 Option 1: Mithril Smithing (Best Long-Term Method)

Currently the most efficient way to make money via Smithing while training Mining and Smithing simultaneously. Uses Mithril Ores and Coal Ores to produce Mithril Bars, then crafts Mithril Helmets for profit and experience. The mith route is located in Town 2.

⛏️ Mining Phase

• Go to a Mithril Rock and mine a full inventory (28 ores).
• Walk to the Bank and deposit all ores.
• Repeat until you have the desired amount of Mithril Ore.

🔥 Smelting Phase (Optimized)

Each Mithril Bar requires 1 Mithril Ore + 2 Coal Ore. Optimal batch with 28-slot inventory: 9 Mithril Ore, 18 Coal Ore, 1 slot for Coins.

⚒️ Crafting Phase

• Withdraw 28 Mithril Bars from the Bank.
• At Anvil, craft Mithril Helmet (7 per inventory).
• Deposit all 7 Mithril Helmets to Bank.
• Repeat until all bars are used and sell helmets at the nearest shop.

🔁 Summary Loop

🗡️ Option 2: Skeleton Knight Hunting

Kill Skeleton Knights inside West Mine to collect Skeleton Greatswords, which can be sold for profit. Trains Attack or Defence while earning gold.

• Travel to the West Mine.
• Defeat Skeleton Knights and collect Skeleton Greatsword drops.
• Sell Skeleton Greatswords to players or shops.

🎣 Option 3: Blue Gill Fishing & Essence Processing

Mid to endgame money by reaching Fishing level 30 and catching Blue Gills in bulk. After banking a large amount, process them in Town 1 to generate Essence — typically 18–40 gold per essence due to high demand from potion crafters.

• Train Fishing to level 30, catch Blue Gill in bulk.
• Travel to Town 1, use the Cutting Table to process fish.
• Use the Reduction Station to convert Essence Glands into Essence.
• Sell Essence to players for profit.

⚡ Fastest Method (Most Efficient Rotation)

• Take 14 Blue Gill from the bank.
• Process at Cutting Table → receive 28 Essence Glands.
• Go to Reduction Station → convert all glands into Essence.
• Return to bank, deposit all Essence. Repeat.

🧪 Option 4: Elder Trout → Large Strong Health Potion Brewing

High midgame to endgame money combining Fishing and Potion Making to craft Large Strong Health Potions in bulk.

This allows production of up to 2,000 Large Strong Health Potions per full batch. See the detailed step-by-step in the Potion Making Guide for the full brewing rotation.